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REORGANISATION
We all need a steady and clear programme for the unitary journey
By Lawrence Conway | 01 February 2022
South Lakeland DC will be abolished and its functions transferred to one of Cumbria's two new uni...
FINANCE
Cumbria continues legal battle against reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 26 January 2022
The county council is opposed to the Government’s decision to replace the county council and six ...
REORGANISATION
Let's hear it for our unsung heroes
By Rachael Mills | 19 January 2022
The people working within local government are very special indeed, according to Rachael Mills. S...
FINANCE
Councils in £1.7m 'amicable separation'
By Martin Ford | 14 January 2022
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has asked neighbouring Dorset for £1.7m to leav...
REORGANISATION
Councils turn to reorganisation after 'running out of ideas'
By Martin Ford | 13 January 2022
Local government minister Kemi Badenoch has questioned the reasoning behind some authorities’ reo...
LEGAL
Take note of the Snooty Fox
By Andy Sawford | 11 January 2022
In the light of the legal case of the Snooty Fox, Andy Sawford urges that local government areas ...
FINANCE
Balancing the books in an uncertain world
By Richard Ambrose | 10 January 2022
The need to take difficult decisions and prudent financial management underpin Buckinghamshire Co...
REORGANISATION
MP opposes 'undemocratic' council merger
By Martin Ford | 21 December 2021
The proposed merger of two district councils has been labelled ‘undemocratic’ by a local MP.
FINANCE
Not top-down reform – but beware the bottom-up push
By Heather Jameson | 15 December 2021
While we have ruled out top-down reorganisation of local government, the prospect of forcing bott...
COUNCIL TAX
The Government should push on fast with reorganisation
By Ben Page | 13 December 2021
Anyone looking at bold plans for the future should bite the bullet on reorganisation and get it d...
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